Re: extra credit question

[Marie Helweg-Larsen]

In my classes I make it very clear at the onset that extra credit (for a given activity) can only be awarded in one class - so no double dipping is allowed. I suggest students pick the class where they need it most or where it is the easiest (I my class they have to write up a summary of what they learned and relate it to the class). There are so many activities that they can earn extra credit for doing (participating in studies and attending course relevant campus talks) that they can just do some other activity. [By the way, they can earn a maximum of 10 extra credit points out of a total number of course points of around 650 so it is not a big point incentive. I tell them they should be mainly intrinsically interested by learning rather than extrinsically motivated by points]. Marie Pollak, Edward wrote: Hmmmmmm. I think you need to award  credit in both classes.  To not do so penalizes them for being in both classes. It would be different if they doing something such as trying to submit the same paper to 2 different classes.  The differences is that could easily have written a 2nd paper. But in this case, if there was only one extra credit opportunity of this type, they didn't have the option to satisfy it with attendance at a second session. Ed (the Softie) Pollak ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, West Chester University of Pennsylvania Home: 610-363-1939; Office: 610-436-3151; Fax: 610-436-2846 Office Hours: Mondays 1-2 & 3-4; Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:30-10:45 & 12:30-2. http://mywebpages.comcast.net/epollak/home.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, bluegrass fiddler and herpetoculturist......  in approximate order of importance. Subject: extra credit question From: "James Guinee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 08:53:42 -0600 X-Message-Number: 5 A simple question that seems easy to answer but... I have several students taking two of my classes this semester, and they attended an extra credit opportunity on campus.  The event asked students to sign their names to the appropriate class roster, and these students put their names on both rosters. I would assume they cannot get double credit.  Right? If so, how do you decide then which class to apply the credit? Thanks, Jim Guinee    --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ********************************************* Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Dickinson College, P.O. Box 1773 Carlisle, PA 17013 Office: (717) 245-1562, Fax: (717) 245-1971 ********************************************* --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]